Runnymede planning approval rate
Runnymede council approved 87.1% of planning applications and refused 12.9%, based on 13,659 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
87.1%
overall approval rate
Planning in Runnymede?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Runnymede. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Runnymede, mined from 13,659 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Runnymede. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Runnymede
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Runnymede, showing how the council decides real applications.
RU.26/0656
Certificate of Proposed Lawfulness for a proposed single storey ancillary garden · · 2026-06-26
RU.26/0628
Prior Approval for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4 metres beyon · · 2026-06-22
RU.26/0625
Prior Approval for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 8 metres beyon · · 2026-06-22
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Runnymede
What is the planning approval rate in Runnymede?
Based on 13,659 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Runnymede approved 87.1% of applications and refused 12.9%.
How many planning applications are refused in Runnymede?
Runnymede refuses 12.9% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 8. That is higher than the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 13,659 decided applications since 2020, 1,756 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Runnymede have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Runnymede vary by ward, see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Runnymede?
The most common planning application types in Runnymede are: Other (13,395 decisions, 87.2% approved), Full (95, 83.2%), and Discharge of Conditions (72, 88.9%).
How long does a planning application take in Runnymede?
Planning applications in Runnymede take an average of 6.2 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 322 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is inside the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Runnymede decides approximately 2,276 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Runnymede?
You can search planning applications in Runnymede directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 13,659 historical decisions in Runnymede to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Runnymede calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Runnymede's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.